Jeep officials have confirmed the Jeep Grand Cherokee will get a diesel-powered version next year. (Photo courtesy Chrysler.)

If the hot-rod Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8‘s likely appetite for unleaded makes you squeamish but you still like the Grand Cherokee, here’s news for you: Jeep officials have confirmed a diesel JGC will bow at the North American International Autoshow in January.

According to WardsAuto, the diesel-powered Grand Cherokee is already on sale in Europe and is powered by a 3.0-liter oil-burner. After their introduction in January, Ward’s said it expects the model to go on sale in the first quarter of 2013, though whether it will bow as a 2013 or 2014 model was in question.

Jeep President and CEO Mike Manley told Ward’s, “Jeep had a diesel in the Liberty, and even though the volumes were relatively small, that was a very much-loved vehicle. People bought it and loved the diesel.” He said he expected the launch of the diesel-powered Grand Cherokee to be “very, very good.”